Kennedy Warne shares photos of his recent icy ramble in Southland's Takitimu Mountains.
Spence Burn, in the Takitimu Mountains.
Moss-fringed track to Spence Hut.
Spence Hut, a former deer-cullers two-bunk hut.
Mist rising through beech forest on a frosty morning.
Spence Burn viewed through beech forest.
Ice-rimed beech leaves.
Needle ice after overnight freeze.
Waterloo Burn on a frosty morning.
Walking on needle ice.
Tree-shaped lichen on rock.
Near the summit of North Braxton, cloud-covered Lake Te Anau in distance.
Southland Plains viewed from North Braxton.
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